How to catch gar!

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Fire Eel
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Apr 9, 2008
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Manaus, Brazil
I have seen several fairly large gar in a river and was wondering how to catch them.
The bit my rooster tail and plastic worm but i was wondering what the best lure was.
Hudson
 
you have gar down there?
 
Sorry, it should have read... The gar bit my lures twice....
 
No they dont have gar in Brazil, but for the next 8 months i will be here in the U.S.. We arrived over a month ago.
Look at my blog, I have posted my adventures here.
Never mind about the quesion. I hooked a hug 30"+ gar and have regretted it ever since! It took all of my line out and snapped my swivel taking a 9 dollar rapala with it!
I am so mad.
I have hooked a few more smaller ones but havent landed any.
 
use a lure called a jitterbug that looks like a mouse drag it across the top of the watter slow jerk it from time to time do it all the time in the late spring lots of fun
 
You shouldnt use good lures on gar they are going to chew them up. Try rope lures.
 
Thanks y'all!
 
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